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The Fed Side

May 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Lead Planes We take a lot of things for granted in our world. In 2004 most of the federal pilots flying large airtankers in the U.S. took their jobs for granted until a fax appeared at the offices of the various contractors saying their contracts … [Continue reading]

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12 Annual Ron Thomas Memorial AAPMTF Benefit Golf Tournament

May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Come join us for the 12th Annual Ron Thomas Memorial AAPMTF Benefit Golf Tournament!!!! The tournament will be held Friday May 24th, 2013 at San Geronimo Valley Golf Course in San Geronimo, CA. Please see the EVENT FLYER for more details on … [Continue reading]

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USDA Intent to Award NextGen Airtanker Contracts announced

May 7, 2013 By 1 Comment

U.S. Forest Service issues notice of intent to award “Next Generation” airtanker contracts WASHINGTON, May 6,  2013 -- U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell announced  today that the Forest Service has issued a notice of intent to award … [Continue reading]

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Pilot Application Requirements for la Sécurité Civile, France

May 1, 2013 By 1 Comment

In France we have several types of pilot contracts: 1) To apply for water bomber captain : - less than 43 years old at the 1st of January of the year you will sign the contract (not the evaluation year), - airplane commercial pilot license, IFR … [Continue reading]

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A Brief Observation of the Status of Aerial Firefighting in Europe

April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment

As an exhibitor and presenter at the recent Aerial Firefighting Conference held in France it was interesting to observe where aerial firefighting has gone in Europe and the Mediterranean region over the last couple of years since I was in Spain in … [Continue reading]

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The Fed Side

April 24, 2013 By 2 Comments

Near Miss How do you write about a near miss? Let’s see; there I was. No, that’s been done before. How about just the facts. Well, there we were. Lowell had just called V1 so we were committed to fly when I saw the glider. It appeared from … [Continue reading]

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